Oct 5, 2006 15:52
17 yrs ago
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English term
cogniscant
English
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I just can't find the definition of this word!
"Her view may have been influenced in part by Diderot, who wrote a damning letter to the sculptor Falconet in St. Petersburg at a time when his friendship with the artist had soured, cogniscant of the fact that this would in turn be shown to the Empress."
"Her view may have been influenced in part by Diderot, who wrote a damning letter to the sculptor Falconet in St. Petersburg at a time when his friendship with the artist had soured, cogniscant of the fact that this would in turn be shown to the Empress."
Responses
| 5 +3 | cognizant |
Vitaly Kisin
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| 4 +3 | aware/mindful |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 -2 | cognoscente |
Varvara-kras (X)
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Responses
+3
2 mins
Vitaly Kisin
Works in field
Physicist, huge translation experience
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
cognizant
Looks like misprinted cognizant to me (знающий, осведомленный, информированный (о чем-л. - of) ; осознавший; познавший)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you all!!!"
+3
2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
36
aware/mindful
Cognizant is the correct US spelling.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jack Doughty
: And cognisant is the correct UK spelling, which is probably what was intended ehre.
5 mins
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| agree |
Peter Shortall
12 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
1 hr
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-2
4 mins
cognoscente
cognoscente noun ( pl. -ti ) a connoisseur; a discerning expert.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: Not really applicable in the context as given, a typo is a much simpler explanation!
1 hr
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| disagree |
Will Matter
: Nope. It's obviously a typo. Welcome to ProZ.
1 hr
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Discussion
cogniscant means to have knowledge about something. In your excerpt, it means that Diderot sent a letter to Falconet in St. Petersburg in the knowledge that The Empress would also read it. By doing this, he purposely influenced the Empress to have a negative view of Falconet because he himself was no longer a friend of Falconet's.
...with prior knowledge of...
or
...safe in the knowledge that...
would be the closest "layman's" terms.
Hope this helps.